for the twenty-second time! possible list of compulsories for the International Kite Competition
Diagrams and descriptions
But if the wind is gone, and the biggest indoor place you can
find is your desk have a look at my "3d-pages".
A try on non-interactive, virtual 4D-kiteflying !
("3-dimensional" animation in vrml)
About 70 (non)standard figures on show; under -continuous- construction!
There are good, old, bad and new rules in sport kite flying.
AKA (the American Kiteflyers' Association) wrote a few books, the work
of the World Cup judges was used in early issues too. After AKA issue 3 STACK (Sport, Team And
Competitive Kiting) went its own way and issued its own version 3, with amendments, to
have their mark on the sport noticed.
To re-unite all sport flyers in the world the IRBC (International Rules Book
Committee) promised to issue a paper as well. Because at the time (1997) the IRBC seemed
to be froozen in preparations, I combined what I knew with what STACK had and
wrote my own sport kite competition rules, proposed to be used at the World Cup 1998.
In july 2002 the IRBC issued version 2.1 of their rulesbook, as well as
a "Judges Book", and a list of compulsories. You could have had a look at all of them on the
IRBC web site or the download page.
Comments on the IRBC compulsory book version 1.0 here
The first till fifth AKA (the American Kiteflyers' Association) books contain
a limited list of compulsory figures for individual and team flyers, using
two line kites.
For use in STACK (Sport, Team And Competitive Kiting) competitions I redid
these figures, and designed and added new ones for all six forms of
competition (every combination of individual, pair and team competition with
either two or four line kites). From 1993 on I issued several compulsory books with all the figures,
used for many years by STACK and even in the USA.
You will find all the (100+) figures in the "STACK" section
For my sport kite competition rules I redid old ones, scratched ones not
suited anymore (i.m.o.),
and added new ones. Have a look at the 'common rules' section.
The ones I like best can also be seen in "real screen
3d"
To help flyers, judges and organisers I wrote three handbooks. Thanks to the help of other flyers, judges and organisers much knowledge is collected. So you don't have to invent the kite again!
See the download page ; you will find downloadable rulebooks in 'easy' printable form there too.
the 'old' STACK rule book and amendments
All the 'old' Compulsories
and an extensive explanation of the 'old', but still used, AKA/STACK grid
an 'old'
STACK SITE containing information about
STACK's organisation, official papers etc.
The current STACK Charter
Euro Cup 2001
the list of compulsories
with links to the figures in both 2D diagrams and 3D animation
a.o. some of the new four lines pair and team ones.
Euro Cup 2002
the list of compulsories
with the figures in 2D diagrams
(only to inform competitors!
The "new" way to describe the precision grid and figures, as well as the
figures themselves should be forgotten as soon as possible.)
for the twenty-second time!
possible list of compulsories for the International Kite Competition
Diagrams and descriptions
Some World Cup information, like rules, compulsories and judges' list.
World Cup IX
Includes official results of WC IX, Dieppe, France
World Cup X
Unfortunately World Cup X has been cancelled
World Sport Kite Championships 2000
the original list of compulsories
with links to the figures in both 2D diagrams and 3D animation
a.o. the (new!) four lines pair and team ones.
Hans Jansen op de Haar
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